Thread: Terrova skeg question

Behind the prop. Make sure they are good and snug. Don't over tighten. Glad you got it straight.

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Will check thanks for the info.

Interesting! The same thing happened to me--on two motors.

There had never been a problem with the old motor, but I bought a replacement at the end of 2011 when M-K was clearing out the motors with original iPilots. Two weeks ago, the old motor started making a squealing "take me to the repair shop" noise & upon inspection revealed the skeg was out of line by 20 degrees or more. Since the replacement motor was ready to go, I pulled the old one but couldn't get it to the repair shop until next week.

At the time, I had no idea how this happened. Yesterday, the same thing happened to the new motor!

This time I know what caused the problem--me! At a favorite launch ramp there's a dock & when I do a solo launch, the boat bangs into the dock (prop first) if I don't push it off. Thinking the skeg should be a safe place to put my foot to stop the motor from crashing into the dock, I inadvertently rotated the skeg. Now I know what NOT to do!